Swing.



PATENTED DEG. 3, 1907.

A. C. LANSBBRRY, JR.

SW -G.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.1o-.19o6.

, -Artinian CLARK LA NsBsaav, or ramon,"rnNNsiLi/'Ania swine.

Specification of Letters Patent.

applicati@ tied August 10.1906. serial Na. 330,087.

.the rivets or bolts employed for securingithe Patented neas, i907;-

To all whom it may concern: l Y l Be itknown that I, ALFERD C. liANsnnRRr, slats 9 to the frames 1. The horizontal por- Jr., a citizen ofthe United-States ot America, tions 14 of the frames -10 are provided with residing at Patton, in the county of CambriaA apertures 1.5 andl, the apertures 16 of the and State of Pennsylvania, have invented trames 10 alining with the openings 17 of' the 6'0 certain new and useful 'Improvements in pierced and bent end 12 ot the arm frames. Swings, of which the following is a speciiica- Upon the horizontal portions of said arm tion, reference being had therein to the acframesare mounted arm rests 18, said rests companying drawing. being secured at their rear ends byeye bolts g Thisin'ventionre ates to swings, and the 19, which pass through the apertures 15 of' 65 p invention relates particularly toa swing dethe arm trames; nuts 20 being employed to .signed for a porch, veranda o r similar place. retain the bolts therein. y,The forward ends The invention has for its primary obj ect to of the arm rests 18 aresecured to the frames provide a simple and inexpensive seat for a 10 by tie rods 21, which pass through the arm l5 swing having comparatively few separable rests 18, vaperturr-.is-land 17, the ends of one 70y arts, that can be'easily and quickly assemof the slats 8 and the frames 1, these tierods bled, to form a comfortable seat or bench for having eyelets 22 upon their upper ends, and one or more occupants. nuts 23 upon their 'lower ends to maintain Another object of 'this invention is to prosaid rods in position.

'2o vide a strong and durable seat for swings, Suitable cables or chains 24 can be fas- 75 which will be cool, attractive in appearance, tened to the eye bolts 1Q and rods 21, to susand highly efficient as a swing'seat. 'pend my improved seat Jfrom the ceiling of a With the above 'and other objects in view, porch or from a similar support; It will be the invention consists in the novel construcobserved that the tie rods 21 serve the two- 25 tion, combination .and arrangement of parts 4fold purpose of tying together the forward 80 to be presently described, illustrated and ends of the armAframes and the end frames of claimed. 'l the seat, besides affording' means to which Reference will now be had'to the drawing the suspension cables can be attached;

- forming part of this specification, wherein As heretofore-stated, the entire aim of this like numerals of reference designate correinvention is to provide a simple, comfortable 85 t sponding parts throughout the several views, and durable swingseat, it being obvious that in which the seat can be made of wood, iron or a simi- FigureA 1 is a perspective view of my' imlar material; proved swing seat, Fig. 2 is a similar vfiew of What I claim and desire vto secure by Letone of the end frames of the seat, Fig. 3 is a ters Patent, is':- I 90 similar View of one of the 'arm frames, and ln a swing, the combination of end trames Fig. 4 is a detail sectional View of a portion of bent to form supports Jfor back seat and foot theseat, illustrating one ofthe tie'rodsof the rests of the swing,slats forming the back of seat. l the swing secured to said frames, slats form-A 4`0- To put my invention vinto practice, coning the seat of the swing secured tosai'd 95 struct my improved swing seat of two metal- `frames, and v. slats forming the toot rest selic end frames 1,. each frame comprising a cured to said, frames, arm frames bent to back portion 2, a seat portion, a riser Vporform vertically and horizontallyv disposed tion Liandatread portion 5,'the last two porportions, the vertical portions having ini tions constituting supports for a foot rest 6, turned. apertured -ends mounted upon one of 100 which is formed by arranging a plurality of the slats forming the seat, the horizontallyslats or rails 7. between the frames. The seat disposed portion of 'each of the arm `frames and back are also formed. of a plurality of having downturned apertured ends resting slats or rails 8, which are `riveted, bolted or against one of the slats formed in the back, I otherwise s ecured to theframes, as at 9. arm rests mounted von, each oi the arm 105 The arms of the swing seat are formed by frames, means extending through the downrnetallic angular frames lhaving their ends turned apertured ends of the arm frames and' bentand p1erced,.as at 11 and l2 to engage engaging with the slat against which said the back andseat over each end trarne, the: downturned apertured ends bear for ixedly securing the latter, eye.- bolts extending 5 5.- ends 11 being secured to the back by two ot Ailiturned iids ofthe ar thro n the arm rests and the'holi tion o th arm frames-f `luringtlue arm .necte'd tosaid eyes and to the bolts.

fm'frames, tie A In testimori;r whereof I af-Iix my signature I mrests near in thepifeseoe of two witnesses. A

ag gig j, Amin CLARK LANSBERM, up Slats against which the iIit ends bear ioi'y Witnesses' Y securing the arm rests andA end fijames tothe J E. DALE, seat, said tie iods having ,their upp'elfeIidS. J L. DOLE;

`roasts at then:v rear -el'ldst A 'rods 'extending throng 5"th eir forward end, an

zon'tal 'por-u formed with eyes-,and sospension cblesoon- .10 

